Cristian Fabrega Gallego

Senior lecturer

Scopus Author ID: 26422878500

Researcher ID: D-7207-2012

Knowledge area: Tecnologia Electrònica

Research group: Micronanotecnologies i nanoscòpies per dispositius electrònics i fotònics (MIND)

Teaching Innovation Groups: IDEES Innovació Docent en Ensenyament d'Enginyeries

Contact Information
Department of Electronic and Biomedical Engineering
Marti i Franqués, 1, 2nd floor, Departament Electrònica
605168050
cfabrega(a)ub.edu

My profile

Dr. Cristian Fàbrega (Barcelona, 1980), holds a Degree in Physics (2005), a Master in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (2010), and a Doctorate in Nanoscience (2011) from Universitat de Barcelona.
In 2011 he started his first postdoctoral activity in the Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC), where he was hired as a postdoctoral researcher for more than 3 years. During this long post-doctoral period, he was supervisor of Master and PhD students, and two young postdoc researchers. In 2015 he started his second postdoctoral activity at the Department of Electronics of UB and currently holding a Tenure Track position. He has independently supervised more than 50 Master Theses and is now supervising the work of 2 PhD students.
His research interests are centred in the development of novel device concepts based on light-matter interaction with better and improved performance, paying special attention to the integration and power consumption. During his career, he personally worked in the synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials for light harvesting, hybrid integration and measuring of nanodevices. He is also intensively involved in the fabrication, characterization and integration of functional devices for environmental applications (e.g. gas sensors and solar-to-gas), based on material interfaces and charge separation mechanisms. Currently, his research interest has shifted focus towards the potential of colorimetric methods applied to Air Quality and Safety Food. Since 2010, he has published 40 articles in international, peer-reviewed, journals. Overall, his published work has received more than 1200 citations and an h-factor of 24. Additionally, he has co-authored 1 book chapter and more than 40 contributions to conferences, including 8 invited talk.
He has participated in 8 European Projects as work package leader, and in several National Projects. He has also carried out technology transfer activities with the industry, participating in several R&D contracts including 3 of them with one of the most important companies in the energetic sector (Repsol) as main responsible of the research line. The outcomes of these contracts resulted in the co-authorship of 3 International Patents.
In that regard, following the patent on colour detection and correction technology (PCT/EP2019/051696), a start-up called Colorsensing S.L. was recently founded and participated by some researchers from our group. As a result of the further development of the patent idea he has been granted with several projects aimed at the development of colorimetric methods and with a clear emphasis towards technology transfer. For example, and related with Safety Food technologies, he has been granted with an Innotec project currently under development about digitalization and traceability of colorimetric test which is the direct outcome of another project about the digitalization of a colorimetric method for drinking water validation (Cupons Innovació). All of them in collaboration with Diesmar S.L., an important distributor company of the HoReCa sector.
Also, the colorimetric methods for gas sensor technologies have led to some research projects on colorimetric inks for gas sensor both in indoor and outdoor environments. He has been granted with a Llavor project and a contract under the Nuclis Internacionals Bilaterals amb Alemanya call in collaboration with Sensotran S.L., an historical and local company of the gas sensor technology sector - info

Academic training

Llicenciatura en Física . Universitat de Barcelona . 01/09/2005 . (Diploma / Degree / Activities)

Doctor en Nanociencia i Nanotecnologia . Universitat de Barcelona . 16/09/2011 . (Ph.D.)

Máster Nanociència i Nanotecnologia . Universitat de Barcelona . 30/04/2010 . (Official Master)

Teaching imparted

Gestió, Eficiència, Estalvi i Planificació Energètica (University Master's Degree) - Energies Renovables i Sostenibilitat Energètica - Universidad de Barcelona.

Bases de l'Enginyeria Energètica (University Master's Degree) - Energies Renovables i Sostenibilitat Energètica - Universidad de Barcelona.

Nanoenergia (University Master's Degree) - Nanociencia y Nanotecnología - Universidad de Barcelona.

Programació de Simulacions i d'Instruments de Mesura (Bachelor's degree) - Física - Universidad de Barcelona.

Energia Eòlica, Minihidràulica i Marina (University Master's Degree) - Energies Renovables i Sostenibilitat Energètica - Universidad de Barcelona.

Nanosensors (University Master's Degree) - Nanociencia y Nanotecnología - Universidad de Barcelona.

Directed Thesis, minor thesis and research reports

Marcos Merillas Fernández . (2019) . Monitorización del estado de carga de baterias de flujo redox de vanadio (VRFB) por métodos ópticos (Master's Thesis) . University of Barcelona.

Mireia Sulé i Arimany . (2019) . Instal·lació fotovoltaica d'autoconsum per una indústria agroalimentària ubicada a Montornès del Vallès (Vallès Oriental, Barcelona) (Master's Thesis) . University of Barcelona.

Wilson David Ortiz Torres . (2019) . Auditoría Energética de una Industria de Fabricación de Equipos Ferroviarios (Master's Thesis) . University of Barcelona.

Yuzelfy Paola Mendoza Gamero . (2019) . Análisis de viabilidad de instalación de un parque eólico en la Región Caribe Colombiana (Master's Thesis) . University of Barcelona.

Oriol Ortiz Vidal . (2019) . Dimensionament d'una instal·lació fotovoltaica. Procediments i anàlisi econòmica (Master's Thesis) . University of Barcelona.

Participation in projects

Disseny i desenvolupament d'un sistema automàtic de validació d'aigua potable . 2019 - 2019 . Ref.600151 . Distribuciones Esmar S.L. . PI: Cristian Fabrega Gallego

Disseny i desenvolupament d'un sistema IoT de nodes sensors/actuadors per a espectacles de gran format . 2019 - 2019 . Ref.600154 . Actividades Artisticas La Fura dels Baus SA . PI: Juan Daniel Prades Garcia

Disseny i desenvolupament de un sistema de control automàtic integrable en escombradores i fregadores industrials (D2CEFI) INNOTECRD18-1-0043 . 2018 - 2020 . Ref.INNOTECRD18-1-0043 . ACCIÓ. Agència de Suport a l'Empresa Catalana . PI: Manuel Lopez de Miguel; Juan Daniel Prades Garcia

Sensors Colorimètrics de Baix Cost per a la Detecció de Gasos Orientat a Aplicacions loT (SensorTape) 2018 LLAV 00013 . 2019 - 2020 . Ref.2018 LLAV 00013 . Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca (AGAUR) . PI: Cristian Fabrega Gallego

SensoTrack (TECSPR18-1-0042) . 2019 - 2021 . Ref.TECSPR18-1-0042 . ACCIÓ. Agència de Suport a l'Empresa Catalana . PI: Juan Daniel Prades Garcia

Journal Publications

Driau, C.; Fàbrega, C.; Benito-Altamirano, I.; Pfeiffer, P.; Casals, O.; Li, H.; Prades, J.D. (2019). How to implement a selective colorimetric gas sensor with off the shelf components?. Sensors and Actuators B-Chemical, 293, pp. 41 - 44 . Institutional Repository . ISSN: 0925-4005

Markiewicz, N.; Casals, O.; Fabrega, C.; Gràcia, I.; Cané, C.; Wasisto, H.S.; Waag, A.; Prades, J.D. (2019). Micro light plates for low-power photoactivated (gas) sensors. Applied Physics Letters, 114(5), p. 053508 . Institutional Repository . ISSN: 0003-6951

Casals, O; Markiewicz, N.; Fabrega, C.; Gràcia, I; Cané, C.; Wasisto, H.S.; Waag, A.; Prades, J.D. (2019). A Parts Per Billion (ppb) Sensor for NO2 with Microwatt (μW) Power Requirements Based on Micro Light Plates. ACS Sensors, 4(4), pp. 822 - 826 . Institutional Repository . ISSN: 2379-3694

Fabrega, C.; Fernández, L.; Monereo, O.; Pons-Balagué, A.; Xuriguera, E.; Casals, O.; Waag, A.; Prades, J. D. (2017). Highly Specific and Wide Range NO₂ Sensor With Color Readout. ACS Sensors, 2(11), pp. 1612 - 1618 . Institutional Repository . ISSN: 2379-3694

Fàbrega, C.; Casals, O.; Hernández-Ramírez, F.; Prades, J.D.; (2017). A review on efficient self-heating in nanowire sensors: Prospects for very-low power devices. Sensors and Actuators B-Chemical, 256, pp. 797 - 811 . Institutional Repository . ISSN: 0925-4005

Fàbrega, C.; Murcia-López, S.; Monllor-Satoca, D.; Prades, J.D.; Hernández-Alonso, M.D.; Penelas, G.; Morante, J.R.; Andreu, T. (2016). Efficient WO₃ photoanodes fabricated by pulsed laser deposition for photoelectrochemical water splitting with high faradaic efficiency. Applied Catalysis B-Environmental, 189, pp. 133 - 140 . Institutional Repository . ISSN: 0926-3373

Patents, Software and Database

FILTER-PRESS PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL WATER OXIDATION AND CO2 REDUCTION CELL (---, 15/12/2015)

Colour correction (European Patent Convention Countries, 26/01/2018)

Colour correction (Patent Cooperation Treaty Countries, 24/01/2019)